The book summarizes the experience of designing domestic and foreign tankers. It examines the main stages of development of ships of this type; factors influencing the choice of their carrying capacity, speed, ratios of main dimensions, shape of contours; recommendations for selection of the specified characteristics; weight load of tankers; the main problems of strength and design of the hull, the choice of the type of power plant and automation of the tanker, the characteristics of ship devices and systems.